The Minister of State, Industry Trade and Investment, Sen. John Enoh has assured that the government is doing all it can to ensure all vehicles and components consistently meet vehicle conformity Assessment Programme (VehCAP) applicable safety standards, thereby mitigating risk posed by substandard vehicle component’s.
The minister explained that VehCAP facilitates trade by setting clear transparent and international requirements, as a result original importers, original equipment manufacturers, local manufacturers all benefit from a predictable rule based market access processes.
The minister noted that the introduction of Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON)- National Automotive Design and Development Council (NDDC) VehCAP is a structured compliance initiative led by the SON and the NADDC which aligns with the complementary mandates of the two organisations involved in the drive of the VehCAP to provide a unified regulatory framework that offers authoritative guidance on vehicle and components safety.
Enoh stated this at a sensitisation workshop with the Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment on the SON- NADDC vehicle conformity assessment programme (SON-NADDCVehCAP) with the theme, “Certified Automobile Products, Safer Nigerian Roads” in Abuja, with the campaign line of No Certification, No Entry.
